#100D4F Color

#100D4F is rgb(16, 13, 79) in RGB, hsl(243, 72%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 84%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), visibly different at ΔE 12.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#100D4F

HEX#100D4F

RGBrgb(16, 13, 79)

HSLhsl(243, 72%, 18%)

HSVhsv(243, 84%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 84%, 0%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(22.4% 0.114 274.1)

LABlab(7.93% 21.66 -40.47)

LCHlch(7.93% 45.90 298.16)

What #100D4F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #100D4F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 12.52 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 13.28 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 13.53 St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 14.78 Petunia#470659ΔE 19.48 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 19.54

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#100D4F Channel Values

How #100D4F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 16 · G 13 · B 79	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 243° · S 72% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 243° · S 84% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 80% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.61:1 vs white · 1.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #100D4F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #100D4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #100D4F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #100D4F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #100D4F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#100D4F

Protanopia#0E0E4F

Protanomaly#0F0D4F

Deuteranopia#0E0E4F

Deuteranomaly#0F0E4F

Tritanopia#001F1F

Tritanomaly#001938

Achromatopsia#191919

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Using #100D4F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-100d4f: #100D4F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #100D4F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-100d4f': '#100D4F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.051, blue: 0.310)

Android XML<color name="color_100d4f">#100D4F</color>

SVG fillfill="#100D4F"

More Blue Colors

#100D4F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#100D4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #100D4F?

#100D4F is a darkest blue — rgb(16, 13, 79) in RGB and hsl(243, 72%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.52.

What is the RGB value of #100D4F?

#100D4F is rgb(16, 13, 79) — red 16, green 13, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #100D4F?

#100D4F converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 84%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #100D4F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #100D4F scores 17.61:1 against white and 1.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #100D4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #100D4F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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